Bill C-238 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (possession of unlawfully imported firearms)

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that a person who is charged with an offence in respect of the possession of a firearm that is alleged to have been unlawfully imported into Canada is required to demonstrate that their pre-trial detention is not justified. It also increases the mandatory minimum penalty for the possession of such weapons.

Criminal Code

[The Speaker, Anthony Rota]

Given that this is the first recorded division on a Private Member's Business item in this Parliament, and with the implementation of hybrid sittings, I would like to take a moment to explain the new process to hon. members.

We will begin with the sponsor, whether he is participating in person or virtually.

We will then proceed to the vote for members participating in person who are in favour of the motion, beginning with the back row of the side of the House on which the sponsor sits.

The members on the other side of the House will then vote, again beginning with those in the back row. The votes of those who oppose the motion will then be recorded in the same order.

Finally, we will call members who are participating by video conference one by one in alphabetical order and by party based on the list at the table.

The list of members voting by video conference has now been established for use by the table.

(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #41

[The Speaker, Anthony Rota]

I declare the motion defeated.